Monday, January 07, 2013

Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette

I've never tried Urban Decay's first Naked palette but I have the Naked2 (full post here). When I caught wind of this miniature version of matte shades I was really excited as the previous palettes were full of mostly shimmers.

Naked Basics has six matte shades ranging from an almost white to a carbon black. I like to use Venus (tiny hint of shimmer) on the brow bone and also in the inner corner of the eye - it's very, very pale so I use a light hand. Foxy (also in the Naked2 palette) is a perfect base to counteract any redness and followed by Walk of Shame this creates a beautiful neutral lid. Naked 2 is applied to the outer half of the eyelid and blended, with Faint in the crease. Finally, Crave is used as a liner - I prefer to use a tiny brush to tightline the eyes as I like the finish of liquid liner better.

Compared to the larger palettes, this is a great little set for every day and for travelling. The packaging feels a little bit rubbery (although not quite as much as say, NARS packaging) so could be prone to getting a tad grubby but I've not had any problems so far. I love this for on the go as Crave also makes for a great brow shade for me too, so it helps me to further streamline my makeup bag. The fallout is noticeable and a bit of a pain so I use a foundation brush to just buff underneath my eye before powdering the rest of my makeup. These shadows are beautifully pigmented and extremely easy to blend, so the Naked Basics palette would be a great addition for any eyeshadow obsessive or an equally ideal starting point if you don't really use shadows and don't know where to start. Simplicity can be pretty!

What do you think of this palette? Have you ever used any of the Naked series? Do you prefer mattes or shimmers?

I love the eye look you've done, I just don't think I need to add another palette to the mountains that I don't use already!!I'm going to try and recreate that look though! Charli @ Charli-dot-dot-dot.blogspot.comx

I really love this idea/palette. The colors in it are great and I like that they are all matte. I've never been much on shimmer eyeshadows. This is definitely something I will be purchasing as soon as possible.

I've seen this on loads of blogs recently and totally fallen in love with it! I have the original Naked palette but it's very shimmery. This palette looks great for smoky eyes during the day, I love that the shades are matte too. Sounds like a great productxxxNina from little nomad

Mine's in the post now! So excited for it to come because the Naked palettes are so clunky and awkward to travel with, but seeing your swatches I can't say I'm not disappointed with how pale Naked 2 is :( x

I have the Naked palette and Naked 2, but havent tried this yet. I like matte and shimmer shades equally, so am excited about this palette, but I don't know if maybe it's a little pointless seeing as I have the other two xxx

I have the original Naked palette and its amazing, I literally use it every day so I dont see the point of buying this, but it looks great and the colours are a great variation! Looks lovely on you, great colour combinations

I have the NAKED and NAKED 2 palettes from the day were released and I still don't understand why I don't own this palette yet. I'm such a lover of matte eyeshadows over glitter so it seems common sense to buy this! xx